yaos a slave scored big but who else scored gold? the highlights from movie's biggest night. ♪ >> you are going to need that umbrella this morning if you live in this state. where we are going to need an umbrella and where you need to shovel your driveway. >> you are waking up to "fox & friends". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for start rg yoing yo and your week with us. tensions boiling over in ukraine. russia tightening its military grip on the country's prime mere region with over 6,000 troops there.

>> this as secretary of state john kerry prepares to travel to the ukraine with all options on the table when it comes to a u.s. response. doug luzader is has more. >> we have seen a number of people. you mentioned 6,000. they have knocked that down. secretary of state john kerry will head to ukraine tonight. >> that is not the act of somebody who is strong. that's the act of somebody who is acting out of weakness and out of a certain kind of desperation. we hope russia will turn this around. they can. >> russia clah many consider ths to be russian. the u.s. influence has become very limited and economic sanctions and political pressure

they have little impact. >> not even a little bit. if any of that had gotten their tanks he wouldn't have been there in the first place. heather and ainsley. thank you very much. doug luzader we will keep an eye on it. here we go again. as you were saying get those shovels ready. the east coast getting hit with another winter storm. snow already falling in some places right now. already this morning 2,000 flights all across the u.s. they are canceled. this storm passed through parts of the midwest over the weekend creating slick roads and several accidents in oklahoma. so what can you expect in your area? let's take a look with maria molina. >> good morning heather and ainsley. welcome back heather. good to see you early this morning. the places like w york city

much better than originally anticipating last week. we were thinking possibly up to a foot of snow out here across the northeast. it has been one of the hardest hit areas with the snow and the ice. the snow coming down as far west as parts of missouri parts of arkansas seeing snow this morning and as par east as maryland and new jersey. we see a mix in the new york city area but nothing sticking. fer thu further south mid atlantic and kentucky parts of arkansas and missouri we have winter storm warnings in effect in a widespread area. you can see the pink sheeting right there tennessee and western north aerial line gnaw that phoningsly more than a quarter of an inch of ice.

that will produce treacherous travel continues out there. the other big story with the storm system is how cold it is to the north and west of it. take a look at the current windchill temperatures out there 16 below zero is what it feels like in chicago, 8 below zero in minneapolis and even in texas. it's a cold one early this morning. feels like 1 degree in the city of dallas and texas. >> maria molina live for us. >> here we go again as we said. the dc area expected to get the brunt of the storm. dc schools are closed and a snow emergency plan is in effect. >> peter doocy is live for us. how is it looking right now? >> it is looking white every where. as you said behind me at the capital all of the votes scheduled for today in the house and senate postponed until at least tomorrow. all federal offices and district offices are closed save for just about every school and college here in the district and surrounding areas. nobody around here is going

anywhere. the storm already in the past few days as it moves west to east grounded more than 4500 flights. that will includes 61 percent of flights trying to take off for reagan airport today. the snow is just starting. road crews are being able to go out before they pretreat the close. power crews are on alert road crews are just getting started. this is the 30th time this winter road crews have been out. they have spent $142 million they are double $63 million budget this winter. >> you are at work for us bright and early. thank you so much, peter. >> thanks, heather.

>> star studded selfies and pizza deliveries. kelly wright is here with the oscars if you missed them. >> it was a great evening. there were plenty of prizes oscar night. the top category went to the favorite. >> and the oscar goes to... 12 years a slave. >> the drama about slavery won the highest honor of the night. best picture of the year 12 years a slave made history as the first movie by a black director to win the award. gravity pulled in 7 oscars including best director best supporting actor for dallas buyer's club and best actress went to cate blanchett for blue jasmine. first time winner matthew mcconaughey for his role in dallas buyer's club.

>> whatever it is we look up to and whatever it is we look forward to to that i say all right, all right, all right. >> got to love it all right, all right, all right. >> supporting role for 12 years a slave. >> when i look down at this golden statue, may it remind me at every little time no matter where you are from your dreams are salad. >> an mitted film went to frozen. they may have won for best creative acceptance speech. >> menzel,>> bell,>> beck. >> lauzader. >> happy oscars to you let's do frozen 2. >> one of the most talked about moments of the night. host ellen degeneres snap a selfie. now the most retweeted tweet of

all times with more than 2 million retweets it actually broke twitter. they said they were sorry. ellen even had pizza delivered by a real pizza guy. video of a de river ry guy coming back to the pizza shop and more pizza. there were no losers at the oscars this year. any one who didn't take home a golden statue got a gift bag worth a reported 80,000 dollars. ainsley? >> must be nice. that's pocket change for them. all right, all right, all right. thanks, kelly. >> that brings us to our brew on this go to foxnews.com and we will share them on the show. >> olympian oscar piss to tore

yous accused of shooting his girlfriend. this is not a jury trial. his fate is in the hands of the judge. >> oo happening today the biggest terrorism trial since 9-11. the al qaeda spokesman is charged with conspireing to kill americans on 9-11. prosecutors say he played a pivotal role in the attack. he is the highest ranking al qaeda terrorist to face trial since 9-11. security will be tight at the courthouse. he tried to argue a case of mistaken identity. >> the pilot whose jet crashed during a training exercise died in the crash. the navy is not releasing the pilot's identity though.

the team went down near the naval station in fallon east of reno. it took rescue crews hours to reach the crash site. it is being called a total loss. the cause under investigation. new overnight this according to the south korea defense ministry. the short range missiles are believed to be scud missiles. the missiles flew about 300 miles which means they are capable of hitting south korea or japan. this is the second launch in more than a week. >> learner testified this week. chairman ice saw says yes. >> her attorney indicates she will testify. it has been a back and fourth they go ya negotiation. the evident gath --

>> not so fast after her appearance on sunday the former irs official has not waived her right to testify. the house committee spokesperson responded with this ", bill taylor ms. learner's attorney says she is willing to testify and is requesting a one-week delay for the public hearing. we have informed ms. learner she may make the request for a delay when she comes to the hearing. the hearing is scheduled for wednesday. >> looking to sell off as this crisis in ukraine is escalating. loren simonetti joins us with more. >> the olympics are over but the russian war games are still on. the president declaring a right.

the dow off nearly 100 points. best of this premarket session after a winning week last week. serious declines today. target announced the department store chain and owner of kmart launched an investigation to determine whether it, too, was a victim of the cyber attack. bloomberg news is reporting the u.s. secret service is also investigating. the wesley hat horn by perel at the grammys. looks like the design fast food ashbies uses. that's why me placed a winning bid of 44,000 for it after he put it occupien i bay. it will go to his charity "from one hand to another." >> looks a little bit like it. >> ellen took money on the

oscars last night? >> a facebook photo wiof an inft with a firearm how the parents are defending it. >> the north carolina line knew school board votes to keep a controversial book about apportion and prosecution on the library shelf. parents are objecting so why are their voices not being heard?

>> a connecticut man is in jail after her 2-year-old daughter causes a car crash. oscar left the toddler in the car alone while the car was idling. the 12-year-old little girl managed to put the car in drive and smash into two parked cars. luckily she is not hurt. her father is being held on a 15,000 dollar bond. >> baby's got a gun. firearm theory on a 6 month old

baby with a rifle. the baby's father said he set the gun on his daughter's car seat to test how light it was. others supported daddy and the gun shot. one person said you could clearly see the gun is not even loaded. the photo has been taken down since. parents say it has no place in her school. torture, rape and prostitution. the north carolina school board says it can stay as part of their common core curriculum. the school board voting to keep "president house of the spirits." parents are split on the idea. >> it should be kept out. >> i do. >> i love the book. i have a 5th grader and he should read it. >> it is age inappropriate. >> students can opt out and read

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>> it is monday march 3rdrd. tensions are rising in the rue crane as the russian forces take control of the region. oo will oo it is an incredible act of aggression. it is a stunning willful choice by president put tin. >> the nation's new leaders accusing russia of declaring a war. how will the united states respond? >> and a disabled olympian fall

from grace. os tar pistorius in court right now pleading not guilty for the death of his girlfriend. the latest inside the courtroom. pizza, a tiara and a tweet that made social media history. >> hey, that's good. look at that. >> star star studded oscar selfy broke twitter. >> from hollywood's biggest night "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning to you. it is monday march 3rdrd. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. welcome back from vacation. great to see you. >> great to be here. russia tightening the military grip on that country's region with more than 6,000 troops

there. >> how will the u.s. respond? doug luzader is live with the latest. >> good morning, doug. that is a big question. what can we really do. that's the question critics are asking. we know over the weekend president obama spoke to vladimir put tin on the phone. doesn't sound like much came of that. >> it is really a stunning willful choice by president put tin to invade another country. russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine. russia is in violation of the international obligations. russia is in violation of the obligations. >> administration officials say that 6,000 russian troops are on the ground. no shots have been fired but this has become a tense standoff

administration critics say putin has the upper hand. >> i think putin is playing chess and we are playing ball. i don't think it's even close. >> where it is located has an enormous strategic compliment. a number of people who live there consider themselves to be russian. >> russia saying they are protecting their interests. today is south carolina senator lindsay graham with advice for our president. he was asked what more would you want from the white house. here is the response. >> number one stop going on television and stop trying to threaten thugs and dictators. every time the president goes on national television and threatens putin or any one like

putin everybody's eyes roll including mine. at least for a year starting right now and for every day they stay in the crime yaw add to the tension do something. >> already threatening russian's g-8 membership. >> they prepare for another storm packing snow and ice. 2,000 flights across the country have been canceled. what can you expect in your area? let's check with maria molina. good to be back and good to see you outside of the elements. >> welcome back here we are in the northeast snowing early this morning. we have a sur police above average across many areas. the storm system producing snow

as far west as northern arkansas and missouri and as far east as new jersey. a widespread storm system. winter storm warnings in effect across middle mississippi valley into the mid atlantic. the storm has taken a southerly track. so originally we were thinking more snow for places like philadelphia and new york city, but now a little lighter accumulation there and up to a foot of snow expected across the central appalachians and parts of maryland and also northern virginia. you can see how much snow we are expecting up to six inches across kentucky, west virginia and even into parts of southern new jersey. ice will be a concern across tennessee and western north carolina. more than a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation there. otherwise west and north of the storm system it is cold out there. currently feels like 6 below zero in chicago, 1 in dallas and 8 below zero in minneapolis. >> 1 in dallas. >> 0 in kansas city.

>> look at the numbers. incredible. >> thanks, maria. from star studded selfies to pizza delivery we have hollywood's biggest moments at the hoscars. kelly wright is here with the biggest winners. oo too go>> good morning. plenty of surprises but the top. >> and the oscar goes to... 12 years a slave. >> the drama about slavery one of the highest honor of the night best picture 12 years a slave the first black director to earn the coveted award. best director, best actor nod went to matthew mcconaughey for dallas fighter's club. best supporting actress went to

12 years a slave and best actress to kate blanchett. >> foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center unleash experiences. they are not. audiences wanted freedom and in fact they earn money. the world is round, people. >> jared leno won for his role in the dallas fire's club giving a touching tribute to his mom. >> she was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. i just want to say, i love you, mom, thank you for teaching me to dream. >> one of the most talked about moments of the night host ellen

degeneres gathering stars to snap this selfy you are looking at. it is now the most retweeted tweet of all times. it actually broke twitter. the academy tweeted later they were sorry. ellen had pizza delivered by a real pizza guy. tmz ch kaing video of a delivery guy back to the delivery shop rushing out for more pizza. wonder if he got a big tip for that evening. remember jennifer lawrence fell on the red carpet. she laughed it off and ellen laughed at her during the show. >> jennifer, by the way, i am not going to bring up what happened last year when you were -- you know. it's ridiculous. something like that happens and it's embarrassing and people just talk about it and it's just -- you know. >> there were no surprises, no losers at the oscars. any one who didn't take home a golden statue got a gift bag

worth a reported 80,000 dollars. how about jared leno and the compliment to his mom. >> that's always nice. >> i know you do that all of the time. >> i love my mom. >> thank you kelly. appreciate it. that brings us back to our brew on this. what was your favorite oscar moment. >> let us know send comments on facebook, twitter or send an e-mail to foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. the most anticipated murder trial this year is now underway. olympian oscar piss torya pleaded not guilty mo -- oscar pistorius pleaded not guilty a moment ago. he said it was all an accident he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors say the shooting was deliberate brat. the case could send him to prison for 25 years. >> hamming today the biggest terrorism trial since 9-11.

the al qaeda spokesman is charged with con firing to kill americans on 9-11. prosecutors say he played a pif col role in the attacks. security will be tight in the new york city courthouse. the judge refusing to delay the trial after gates tried to argue mistaken identity. breaking overnight the pilot whose jet crashed during a training exercise died in the crash. the navy not releasing the pilot's identity at this time, though. the f 18 went down near the navel air station in fallon east of reno. it took rescue crews several hours to even reach the crash site because of a snowstorm and a repotato location. it is called a quote total loss. >> north korea in the sea of japan. this according to the mystery. the short range missiles are

scud missiles. the news agency reported the missiles flew about 300 miles. which means they are capable of hitting targets in south korea or japan. this is the second launch in less than a week. >> decked out in a suit and a tieimmy fallon does the polar plunge to benefit the special olympics. he made a deal with rahm emanuel he would take the plunge if emanuel appeared on his show. he agreed to do that. now you sepal lon is taking the dip. 3200 people participated this year. >> it is at great cause. >> 39 minutes after the top of the hour. chaos in the rue crane where russian forces have taken over the region of crimea. how does this conflict affect you? the disturbing financial

backlash that you could see. one lucky ivy leaguer might soon be bringing home the bacon, the lettuce and the tomatoes. this unusual petition wants schools circulating for the sandwich ambassador.

>> they could lose their competitive edge. listen to what he had to say on "meet the press"." >> a certain amount is okay. but there's a tendency to go to

extremes. how many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation? the world is dangerous and competitive. we need to stay alert if not 24-hours a day, more than some of the pot heads might be put together. >> california voted to legalize pot back in 1996. it is currently only legal for medical use. >> one lucky ivy leaguer might be crowned the sand paster. they want the ambassador of sandwiches. the duties include local restaurants to negotiate discounts and deliver a state of the sandwich speech every year. they want better prices because they are in college. it is expensive here>> the violent crashes in the ukraine could have effects weighing down the u.s. economy and hurting your pocket books. >> good morning lori.

>> good morning to you. this crisis may be causing a ripple next. we are seeing oil prices spike to over $104 a barrel now. exporting 5 and a half barrel as day and just the threat of destruction. it is already causing this. the u.s. is threatening russia are visa bans and trade. moves that can limit the supply of oil and natural gas. that can result to higher prices for you. gas pump even for your air fair. back to you. >> oo we are going to bring you the best and all of the highlights straight ahead. >> brian isn't there. where is brian? >> you will have to wait 15 more minutes to see him, guys. we will be right back.

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& friends." please do something else. >> can't wait for that. good to see you this morning brian. it is 49 minutes after the top of the hour. a warning if you are a new parent. the sleep machines that help put your baby to sleep could be damaging their hearing. they produce white noise and cancel out the disturbance while you are sleeping. if the volume is all of the way up it could cause damage. the further away the machine is from the baby the res lis canri of damage. >> you may want to think twice before trusting someone after lunch. >> confirm your meeting tomorrow. >> strep throat. no some kind of cyrus what is going around. >> asian flu. >> good one. >> your mother called. >> i am on vacation. >> it's your 5th week. >> a new study suggests peoples are more hon honest in the morning than in the afternoon. we have stronger self control in

the morning because we have more energy stored up. but as the day goes on our batteries tradrain and we look s ethical in our activities. last night hollywood's biggest stars celebrated the biggest night the 86th annual academy awards. >> what were the best moments? we are stepping in with michael. you lucky duck. we saw the tweet, we saw the pizzas all of the dresses and of course the awards. what was the best part of last night? >> i got to tell you for me the best part was "12 years a slave" won. this has been a huge, huge film. hollywood has abysmal record awarding movies with african american experience. only the 2nd time in the 86 year history. besides it being a great movie and epic in its form the credit

has to go with fox search life. it was a tough movie to watch, it was an important movie, and a lot of the aacademy members were reluctant to put the dvd in and watch it. for obvious reasons, it's tough. they went around this town with the headlines it's time. it plays into two things it is time to award a movie like this and also academy members it is time to put the dvd in the player and watch the academy, it is time to put the movie andnto the player vote for it. the second part of this goes to this young lady, lupita nyong'o, unknown in the beginning and this was her first big motion picture, i think her first picture ever. when she took the red carpet back in the golden globes wearing that red ralph lauren dress she took this town by storm, hit all the right notes from the

beginning of january through last night and she beat hollywood, this girl. and by listening to her acceptance speech last night, you can see why. >> thank you to the academy for this incredible recognition. it doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's. when i look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid. thank you. >> she was fabulous. >> michael, i followed you, of course, on instagram and you sent great pictures last night. we were excited to see brangelina. someone i would be excited to see matthew mack -- mccon aughey and he had a

great spaoefplt >> people are already saying start thinking about the emmy. this is what he had to say. >> first off, i want to thank god because that is who i look up to. he has graced my life with opportunities that i know are not of my hand or any other human hand, whatever those things are, whatever it is we look up to, whatever it is we look forward to and whoever it is we're chasing. to that i say amen. to that i say all right, all right, all right. and i say just keep living. thank you. >> just keep living. >> all right, all right, all right. >> what a fun movie. >> back in the day. >> kate hudson, how about her dress? it was beautiful. that was my beautiful gown. >> thank you so much, michael. >> brad and angelina, they were like royalty. she had a gold dress. it was fantastic. >> always, always is.

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two minutes till top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. millions of people on the east coast bracing for another winter storm. ice, sleet and several inches of snow expected in some areas. 2,000 flights already canceled. russia has taken control of the crimea region in the ukraine with 6,000 troops there. secretary of state kerry is preparing to go to kiev saying all options are on the table as far as a u.s. response. the murder trial of south african blade runner oscar pistorius is

underway. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. we'll start with the good. this little fan getting to play one on one with the houston rockets. dwight howard, the nearly seven foot tall howard blocks the child's shot but then the little tyke used his height by going underneath howard's legs to make a basket. next the bad. a new teen show called star cross removed under god from the pledge of allegiance in a recent episode. finally the ugly. city of claire bakery in new york city notorious for their knockoff goods are accused of selling an unofficial version of the crew nut. >> it was hollywood's biggest night, the oscars. we asked what was your favorite oscar moment. >> frank says he liked bill murray's tribute. >> marry says she like matthew mcconaughey's

acceptance speech. carl said they liked ellen as the host. >> jennifer says gerald ledo was her favorite moment. thanks for the responses. >> "fox & friends" starts now. good morning. it is monday, march 3. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we start with a fox news alert. the situation in the ukraine escalates as the u.s. issues a warning to russia. >> president putin is not operating for the place of strength here. >> does the administration's tough talk really mean anything to russia's president? >> plus will she or won't she? conflicting reports this morning over whether we will finally get to hear answers from the woman at the i.r.s. scandal. so willow weus lerner -- so willow weus